"It was finally the right time for me to call Butch and get out of that hell hole. So I did." Blossom finished her explanation.
Bubbles' eyes were wide. "So you don't know how you got there?"
Blossom shook her head. "It was the evening we went out to party, remember? I only had one drink but...he must have spiked it at some point. I was feeling nauseas so I stepped outside and that's when things got blurry."
Buttercup glanced at Butch. "And you're sure he didn't have anything to do with it?"
The two greens shared a nasty glare.
"Yes, Buttercup." Blossom stated. "He helped me."
Butch crossed his arms. "It'd do you good to respect me a little more now that I proved myself."
Buttercup scoffed. "I ain't trusting a no good Rowdyruff who's ego is bigger than the whole he crawled out of."
Blossom pinched the bridge of her nose. "This really isn't a good time, Buttercup."
She threw her arms up. "Why are you putting the blame on me!? He's the one who's being an ass."
Butch kicked her under the table and she stood up, furious.
"You're not helping!" Blossom scolded him. "
Buttercup didn't return to her seat. "Why are you allies with him!?"
Blossom tried to calm her sister down. "We're friends, not allies. There's a difference." When boiling green eyes mets hers, she restated. "He's not a bad guy, Buttercup. You need to chill."
Butch slung his arm over the booth. "Yeah, listen to your sister B-cup."
Bubbles and Blossom released a heavy sigh as Buttercup shot across the table and wrestled her counterpart to the ground. Fortunately, there weren't any other customers around to witness the childish behavior.
Bubbles rested her chin in her hands. "Blossom?"
The red haired girl looked up.
"Do you think Brick will find you and hurt you?" Her bright blue eyes were filled with worry.
Blossom couldn't ignore the gut-wrenching feeling in her stomach at the thought of Brick finding her. She remembered the note he left. It was definitely possible for him to find her again. But he wouldn't be able to hurt her, right? She still had her sisters and Butch by her side. Then again, there was no way in hell she would let her sisters get hurt. She didn't want Butch to get hurt either. He meant a lot to her...maybe too much. So where did that leave her? Who else could possibly protect her?
"Blossom?"
No, she couldn't protect herself. Not anymore. Not after the things her and Brick did. She just couldn't. Every time she looked into those blazing red eyes she would fall into a trance. Lust. That's what it was. She couldn't fight back because she needed him, needed him for certain things. But, there are other people in the world. So many other people. So many better people. Why couldn't she be with someone else? Was there something particular about Brick? About what he could do, to her? Was it fear? Fear that Brick could reveal secrets about her to the world. Fear that he would hurt the people close to her. Fear that he would die or she would die, before either of them were able to figure out what these feelings they felt for each other were.
"Blossom!"
She blinked and set her sights on her blonde haired sister. Her gaze traveled to where Buttercup and Butch had been, but now a crowd stood in their place. All eyes were on the pink eyed leader.
"You're back?"
"Where did you go!?"
"Can I have your autograph?"
"What happened?"
"Are you still a super hero?"
"Blossom!"
"Blossom!"
Bubbles took her sister's hand. "Let's get out of here."
They were able to escape the crowd and disappear into an alley, where the two greens were waiting. Surprisingly, they were no longer trying to kill each other.
Buttercup shook her head in dismay. "This has been going on ever since you left. It's been all over the news."
"Global." Bubbles added.
Blossom furrowed her brows. What would she tell the reporters? They needed some sort of response, a reason for her disappearance. She for sure wouldn't tell them the truth, but what else could she say?
"We should take you home. You'll probably wanna change out of those clothes." Buttercup stated.
Blossom glanced down at herself. She was wearing the black jeans she had been kidnapped in, along with one of Brick's red hoodies. Seeing herself in his clothes, when she had finally escaped him, it disgusted her. She felt extremely guilty for letting him take advantage of her. For letting him-
Her heart skipped a beat. "Girls."
Bubbles and Buttercup stared at her. "What?"
"I forgot to tell you something." She tucked a loose curl behind her ear. "Brick took away my powers, too."
Instead of shouting and freaking out, both girls just blinked.
Then Bubbles raised an eyebrow. "Do you know what he used to take them away?"
Blossom could still feel the ache in her arm from the needle. "Chemical X."
Bubbles' grinned. "So all we have to do is inject you with more Chemical X."
All three heroes frowned at the blonde.
Bubbles put her hands on her hips. "What? Don't you remember when we were 5 and had that big slumber party? Mojo dressed like a girl and was able to dump Chemical X on us. Then we temporarily lost our powers."
Blossom smiled. "Oh yeah! So because Brick used a needle, he was able to put the Chemical X in my bloodstream making it seemingly 'permanent.' But the Professor did a test and found that if you give us a double dosage, it'll reverse the effects."
Buttercup snorted. "When did you get so smart?"
Bubbles shrugged happily.
The leader puff was extremely anxious to get her powers back. "There's still some Chemical X back at the house, right?"
Both girls paused and shot a glare at Butch, who rubbed his neck guiltily. "About that...I sorta stole all of it."
Blossom's eyes filled with bloodlust and she threw her arms up. "What the hell why!?"
"Because Brick told me a long time ago that it would make my arms bigger, kinda like steroids." He stated.
"Did you use it all!?"
Butch flinched at her rage and was extremely relieved that he hadn't used it all. "No."
Blossom took a deep breath. "Then I need whatever you have left."
He nodded. "I'll take you to my place."
Blossom turned to her sisters.
"Can you girls try to find a syringe and meet me at Butch's?"
"Sure thing, leader girl." Buttercup responded.
Blossom watched as her sisters shot away before Butch scooped her up into his arms. He smirked down at her flustered face. "Don't worry, I won't drop you." Then they took off into the sky.
